Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roll Deep

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep (Establishes notability) nonadmin closure Wisdom89 (T / C) 17:32, 21 February 2008 (UTC).

[edit] Roll Deep

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Lack of coverage in mainstream secondary sources - fails WP:NOTE and WP:MUSIC. [1] Wisdom89 (T / C) 07:13, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Keep and cleanup I looked around for sources, and I found a few: confirmation of the two UK top 40 hits, which meets WP:MUSIC Criterion 2. A review from The BBC which helps meet Criterion 1. Coverage in Pitchfork Media not a review but coverage. Dizzee Rascal was a Former member from what I can gather (meets #6). The article does need more sources though. Doc Strange (talk) 07:56, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Gary King (talk) 09:19, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. I recently came across this randomly and cleaned out the junk, and have since kept an eye on it. Considered nominating it myself, but coverage (BBC et al) and other factors (notable members, charted records etc) are clearly there for notability as defined on WP. Nomination fails to note that there are other criteria to be considered beyond the media coverage criterion, and given the fact there are sources out there I wonder if the nom didn't find them, or regards them as unreliable? Gary King also offers no context as to why he believes this should be deleted. I have no interest in this kind of music, and am having no fun reverting rubbish about mixtapes and the cast of thousands of redlinked hoodies who appear to be connected with the project, but it hits the right notes to have an article. Deiz talk 11:20, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
Comment Also the ghit results were for "Roll Deep band" (or something similar), and they are not a band. I'm not much into this kind of music (a former - and very notable - former member of the group being one of the few exceptions), but it's obvious the band meets several criterion of WP:MUSIC. Doc Strange (talk) 12:28, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Super-strength keep per criteria #1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 at least. Ensemble has had at least 2 top-20 hits and has appeared on national television, national and international tours, been nominated for a MOBO.[2] скоморохъ 13:25, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep The fact that the band has charted on the UK Singles Chart is good enough for me, never mind the fact that they clearly meet other notability guidelines established at WP:BAND as well. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 15:36, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Reasonable level of coverage provided by the BBC alone. --Sturm 16:42, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep I am surprised that anyone should consider this to lack significance. Roll Deep are a hugely influential grime collective. Some people may not like their music, but that is hardly the point. Cheers. Felix —Preceding unsigned comment added by Felix VI (talk • contribs) 17:59, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep clearly meets WP:MUSIC. Maxamegalon2000 23:55, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep notable as he has been mentioned a lot on numerous radio shows Metallicash (talk) 01:50, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.